Introduction

This document specifies the metadata set used by the eSciDocEnhanced Scientific DocumentationPubMan solution to describe resources (or items) of content type "publication". All eSciDocEnhanced Scientific Documentation items consist of sub resources, i.e. one or many metadata records and zero or many component (= files). Each eSciDocEnhanced Scientific Documentation item of content type "publication" requires one metadata record in accordance to this application profile.

Aim and Scope

PubManPublication Management is a solution for depositing formal and informal scholarly publications which are relevant within a specific context, e.g. to collect the scientific output of a research institute. The solution supports three major usage scenarios: depositing content (e.g. via manual submission or ingestion), managing content (e.g. to enrich the available metadata) and (re-)using content (e.g. via search/browse or harvesting).

PubManPublication Management has a focus on publication management within an institutional context which requires that creators can be associated with affiliations. In addition, the solution is not restricted to a specific discipline.

Classified Subject

Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. To describe the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, use the Coverage element.

This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMIDublin Core Metadata Initiative Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMIDublin Core Metadata Initiative Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration.

Genre

Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMIDublin Core Metadata Initiative Type Vocabulary[1]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element.

The described resource may be derived from the related resource in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.

eSciDocEnhanced Scientific Documentation Definition

The bundle in which the item has been published, e.g. a journal, a book, a series or a database.